2 Aug. 1945: B-29s drop 6,600 tons of bombs on five Japanese cities. ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 504th BG B-29s release their bombs over Japan. (2) A 244th Sentai Ki-61 attacks 39th BG B-29s over Japan. (3) 498th BG B-29s led by 'Joltin' Josie' over Japan. (4) ...

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2 Aug. 1945: B-29s drop 6,600 tons of bombs on five Japanese cities.

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 504th BG B-29s release their bombs over Japan. (2) A 244th Sentai Ki-61 attacks 39th BG B-29s over Japan. (3) 498th BG B-29s led by 'Joltin' Josie' over Japan. (4) A B-29 navigator plots his course en route to a target in Japan. (5) A Ki-84 "Frank" climbs away after badly damaging a B-29.